Ryan Berke
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Office Location: ENGR 419PPhone: 435-797-8184
Email: ryan.berke@usu.edu
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Educational Background
Biography
Dr. Berke studies the mechanical characterization of solids and structures in challenging environments, and at high temperatures in particular. He is especially interested in the role that environment plays on a material's ability to withstand heterogeneous failure mechanisms such as fracture, fatigue, and creep. His lab uses advanced imaging techniques to extract full-field, in situ deformation and strain measurements across temperature, time, and length scales.
Teaching Interests
MAE 3040: Mechanics of Solids | MAE 5040: Experimental Solid Mechanics | MAE 6060/6061: Micro-Mechanisms of Deformation and Failure | Mentoring of Undergraduate and Graduate Student Researchers | Broadening Participation of Underrepresented Groups in Engineering
Research Interests
Solid Mechanics: Thermo-mechanical loading, fracture, fatigue, creep, environmental effects. | Advanced Material Systems: High temperature materials, multi-scale structures, advance energy systems, aerospace vehicles, nuclear structural materials, accident tolerant fuels. | Experimental Methods: High temperature measurements, in-situ methods, resonant ultrasound microscopy, 2-D and 3-D digital image correlation, vibration-based fatigue testing, high-throughput techniques.
Awards
Springer/Nature Young Investigator Lecture, 2023
Society for Experimental Mechanics
Young Investigator Award, 2019
AFOSR - Agile Science for Test & Evaluation
Donald Julius Groen Prize for Best Paper in Journal of Strain Analysis in Engineering Design, 2025
Institution for Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE)
Campus-wide Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 2024
Utah State University
ENGR Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 2024
USU College of Engineering
Distinguished Male Ally of Women in Advanced Manufacturing, 2024
Utah Advanced Manufacturing Materials Initiative (UAMMI)
Fulbright US Scholars Program, 2024
US Department of State
MAE Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 2024
Mechanical and Aerospace Engr
Journal of Applied Mechanics Best Paper Award, 2023
Journal of Applied Mechanics
MAE Faculty Researcher of the Year, 2022
Mechanical and Aerospace Engr
ENGR Outstanding Graduate Research Mentor, 2021
USU College of Engineering
MAE Outstanding Graduate Research Mentor, 2021
Mechanical and Aerospace Engr
MAE Outstanding Graduate Research Mentor, 2020
Mechanical and Aerospace Engr
Campus-wide Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 2019
Utah State University
ENGR Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 2019
USU College of Engineering
MAE Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 2019
Mechanical and Aerospace Engr
MAE Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 2018
Mechanical and Aerospace Engr
MAE Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 2017
Mechanical and Aerospace Engr
MAE Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 2016
Mechanical and Aerospace Engr
Publications | Books
Publications | Book Chapters
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Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Dubey, D., Fereiduni, E., Elbestawi, M.A, Mahfuz, M.H, Berke, R., (2025). Additive Manufacturing of Negative Thermal Expansion Metamaterials using Steels. Advanced Materials Technologies
- Furman, B.A, Wagner, J.M, Heninger, J.B, Adams, T.T, Berke, R.B, (2025). In-Situ Crack Detection and Monitoring in a High-Frequency Resonance-Dwell Test using Digital Image Correlation. International Journal of Fatigue
- Furman, B.A, German, J.E, Wagner, J.M, Heninger, J.B, Berke, R.B, (2025). Accelerated Fatigue Measurements using a Vibration Assembly which Loads Two Specimens Simultaneously. Journal of Applied Mechanics
- Pradell, L.R, Parmenter, J.G, Galliher, R.V, Berke, R., Rowley, L., (2024). The identity-related experiences of LGBTQ + students in engineering spaces. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 37:8, 2267-2287. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2024.2318271
- Furman, B.A, Hill, B.D, Rigby, J.R, Wagner, J.M, Berke, R.B, (2024). Sensor-Synchronized DIC: A Robust Approach to Camera-based Modal Analysis using Low Framerate Cameras. Journal of Sound & Vibration
- Dewanjee, P., Lea, M.A, Rowley, L.J, Estrada, M.W, Singh, R.K, Sarker, S., Berke, R.B, (2024). Digital Image Correlation at Extreme Temperatures using Shortwave Ultraviolet (UV-C) Lights and Filters. Experimental Mechanics
- Mirmohammad, H., Sarker, S., Berke, R.B, Kingstedt, O.T, (2023). A multi-length-scale investigation of the applicability of ductility laws for annealed and work-hardened copper. Material Science & Engineering: A, 883, 145464.
- Rowley, L.J, Thai, T.Q, Jarrett, S.R, Craig, W.D, Dewanjee, P., Berke, R., (2022). Correcting for DIC Speckle Inversion at High Temperature using Color Cameras. Applied Optics
- Rowley, L.J, Thai, T.Q, Dabb, A., Hill, B.D, Furman, B.A, Berke, R., (2022). High Speed Ultraviolet Digital Image Correlation for Dynamic Strains at Extreme Temperatures. Review of Scientific Instruments
- Jarrett, S.R, Thai, T.Q, Rowley, L.J, Craig, W.D, Berke, R., (2022). Using Bit Depth to Extend Temperature Range in High Temperature DIC Measurement. Journal of Sensors
- Hill, B.D, Furman, B.A, German, E.E, Rigby, J.R, Berke, R., (2022). Non-contact Strain Measurement to Eliminate Strain Gauges in Vibration-based Fatigue Testing. Journal of Strain Analysis in Engineering Design
- Hansen, R.S, Burn, K.Z, Rigby, C.M, Ashby, E.K, Nickerson, E.K, Berke, R., (2021). Digital Image Correlation at Long Working Distances: The Influence of Diffraction Limits. Measurement
- Smith, A.J, Maxwell, H.L, Mirmohammad, H., Kingstedt, O.T, Berke, R., (2021). A Novel Variable Extensometer Method for Measuring Ductility Scaling Parameters from Single Specimens. Journal of Applied Mechanics
- Craig, W.D, Van Leeuwen, F.B, Jarrett, S.R, Hansen, R.S, Berke, R., (2021). Using Text as a Native Speckle Pattern in Digital Image Correlation. Journal of Strain Analysis in Engineering Design
- Van Leeuwen, F., Craig, D, Jarrett, S.R, Hansen, R.S, Berke, R., (2021). Stereo Digital Image Correlation with Improved Depth of Field using Tilt-Shift Photography. Measurement Science & Technology
- Thai, T.Q, Rowley, R.J, Hansen, R.S, Berke, R., (2021). How Light Emitted at High Temperature Affects Common Digital Image Correlation Algorithms. Measurement Science & Technology
- Hansen, R.S, Waldram, D., Thai, T.Q, Berke, R., (2021). Super-Resolution Digital Image Correlation (SR-DIC): An Alternative to Image Stitching at High Magnifications. Experimental Mechanics
- Thai, T.Q, Jonathan, R., Gradl, P., Truscott, T., Berke, R., (2021). Speckle Pattern Inversion in High Temperature DIC Measurement. Experimental Techniques
- Furman, B.A, Hill, B.D, German, E.E, Scott-Emuakpor, O., Berke, R., (2021). Shape Optimization of Rectangular Plates for Vibration-based Fatigue Testing. Journal of Applied Mechanics
- Berke, R., Furman, B.A, Holycross, C., Scott-Emuakpor, O., (2020). Damage Accumulation in a Novel High-Throughput Technique to Characterize High Cycle Fatigue. Journal of Testing & Evaluation
- Thai, T.Q, Smith, A.J, Rowley, R.J, Gradl, P.R, Berke, R., (2020). Change of Exposure Time Mid-Test during High Temperature DIC Measurement. Measurement Science & Technology
- Hansen, R.S, Bird, T., Voie, R., Burn, K.Z, Berke, R., (2019). High Magnification UV Lens for High Temperature Optical Strain Measurement. Review of Scientific Instruments
- Thai, T.Q, Hansen, R.S, Smith, A.J, Lambros, J., Berke, R., (2019). The Importance of Exposure Time on DIC at Extreme Temperatures. Experimental Techniques
- Nickerson, E.K, Berke, R., (2018). Ultraviolet Diffraction-Assisted Image Correlation (UV-DAIC) for Single-Camera 3D Strain Measurement at Extreme Temperatures. Experimental Mechanics
- Berke, R., Walter, M.E, (2016). Using Specimen Geometry to Distinguish Between Flexural and Torsional Modes when Determining Elastic Material Properties via Sonic Resonance. Journal of Testing and Evaluation
- Berke, R., Sebastian, C.M, Chona, R., Patterson, E.A, Lambros, J., (2015). High Temperature Vibratory Response of Hastelloy-X: Stereo-DIC Measurements and Image Decomposition Analysis. Experimental Mechanics, Online:Online, 1-13.
- Berke, R., Lambros, J., (2014). Ultraviolet Digital Image Correlation (UV-DIC) for High Temperature Applications. Review of Scientific Instruments, 85:045121
- Berke, R., Walter, M.E, (2013). Meso-scale stress response of thin ceramic membranes with honeycomb support. International Journal of Mechanics of Materials in Design, 10:1, 53-64. doi: 10.1007/s10999-0L3-9230-1
- Berke, R., Walter, M.E, (2013). Mechanical Characterization of Thin SOFC Electrolytes with Honeycomb Support. Journal of Fuel Cell Science & Technology, 10:1, 1-7. doi: 10.1115/1.4023257
- Lea, M.A, Craig, W.D, Berke, R., The Metallurgy of Marvel: Omega Red and his Carbonadium Synthesizer. Superhero Science & Technology
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Publications | Other
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